Organ-valve



T. S. CL'INE.

ORGAN VALVE.

(No odel.)

N PETERS. Pholo-Llhmgrlphr. Wabhinglnn, Dv C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC THEODORE S. OLINE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ORGAN-VALVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,061, dated May3,1887. Application filed March 12, 1887. Serial No. 230,695. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE S. CLINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new'and useful Improvements in Organ-Valves; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the construction and manner of attaching thevalves to the subbase of a reed-organ.

The object of my invention is to so attach the valves over thereed-ports that when raised or allowed to drop each valve will besquarely or'evenly raised without sliding or tilting, and when droppedwill fall evenly over the reedports, whereby the tones will be givenfull and clear, the action of the Valves being uniform; and by mypresent arrangement the removal of the upper section of the sub-baseallows the valves to be swung upon their pivots sufficiently to bringthe under face of each valve upward, to enable the ready repairing ofthe padded or flexible under face; also, to enable the ready insertionor removal of any of the reeds of the sub-base in case of repair or thebuilding of an instrument, as will be hereinafter set forth.

My invention consists in the organization of parts, as hereinafterspecified, and pointed out particularly in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of the specification, Figure l is anisometrical perspective of a sub-base containing myinvention, the uppersection of the sub-base being removed. Fig. 2 is a like view havingseveral of the valves removed. Fig. 3 is a cross-section having theupper section of the sub-base in position, the section being on dottedline at x of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows the common way of attaching the valvesto the instrument.

B in the drawings represents the lower case of the sub-base, and O theupper case. n are the reed-ports, R the reeds, S the stem for operatingor raising each valve, and F the padded buffer for arresting the valvesin their upward action. All of said parts are old and in common use,therefore they need no special mention.

The valves Z are provided on the under face with the usual padding orleather covering, f,

and through the rear end of each valve is a.

hole, V, the rear under corner of each valve being cut away ate.

t represents a series of metal screw-eyes. Their screw-threaded ends areanchored in the upper face, F, of the section 13, along the rear edge.(See Figs. 1 and 2.)

D is a wooden stem or rod, which is about the same length as the case B,and is made sufficiently small to pass freely through the holes V of thevalves and to fill snugly the eyes a of the screw-eyes.

a represents a series of flexible or felt washers, through which the rodalso passes.

To attach the valves Z to the case B, the rod D is passed through one ofthe end screw-eyes. Then a valve is placed on a rod, then a washer a,then another valve, and so on until the next screw-eye is reached. Thenthe rod is passed through said screw-eye, then valves and washers areplaced on the rod alternately until the full set of valves is inposition, the ends of the rod being supported by screw-eyes, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2. The intermediate screw-eyes prevent the rod D fromsagging, and, like the washers, act as spacers between the valves,whereby the valves are prevented from striking or coming against eachother as they are raised and lowered. The screw-eyes tshould be insertedsufficiently to allow the rod D to pass through the eyes a and throughthe holes V of the valves, and allow said valves to lie perfectly fiatover the reed-ports n, to snugly close said ports; and the rod D shouldbe sufficiently high to allow the rear end of each valve to swing underit and not bind on the face F of the case B when turning a valve overfor repairs or to insert or remove a reed, as shown in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 4 I show the common valve H, which is hinged to the strips h hby means of fabric 1', glued onto the end and lower face of the valveand'then passed between the strips h h. Said strips are then tacked tothe upper face of the case B. The fabric forms a hinge on which thevalve swings. The fabric is liable to stretch unevenly, thereby causingthe valve to swing to one side, and the manner of attach- ICO ing willnot permit of the turning of the valve back of a vertical position, asshown in Fig. 4; and as the reeds R are placed in the rear side of thereed-ports, by inserting the edges of the reeds into vertical slots 2 2the insertion and removal of the reeds is more easily accomplished by myinvention, as the valves turn back out of the way while making suchadjustments, as clearly shown in Fi 1, the reeds being removed andinserted by the thumb and fingers.

The rod D, upon which the valves Z turn, is made of wood. By using woodthe valves rise and fall without producing any unnatural sounds.

A wire or metal rod may be employed; but in such a case I find it willbe necessary to cover the wire or the holes V of the valves with feltingor like non-conducting material, as the dropping of the valves producesa ringing of the wire.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an organ, the series of valves pivotally mounted on a rod commonto all and having the interposed washers or bearings, said rod beingelevated in suitable supports, substantially as and for the purposesspecified.

2. In an organ, the combination of the case B, the screw-eyes anchoredtherein, the series of valves having holes V, the wooden rod D, passingthrough said screw-eyes an d valves, and the series of reed-ports andreeds, as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In an organ, the combination of the case 13, having the reeds andreed-ports, the case 0, the series of valves having holes at the rearend, the rod D, common to said valves, theinterposed washers a, andseries of supports i, as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignaturc in presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE S. CLINIC.

Witnesses:

R. B. WHEELER, 1%. F. lVHEELnR.

